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Boots man on a mission may be the real deal [06/10/2008 11:55 PM]
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Private equity boss Stefano Pessina is no slash-and-burn merchant, which can only be good news for Boots
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FSA's quiet words save the day for B&B [06/10/2008 11:55 PM]
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Goalkeepers get remembered for the goals they let in rather than the saves they make, and so do regulators
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RBS: Banking rights and wrongs [06/10/2008 11:55 PM]
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Sir Fred Goodwin will be hoping that the 95% take-up of the Royal Bank of Scotland's rights issue is sufficient to enable him to ride out the credit crunch despite yet again falling foul of investors
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King vows bank aid in bad times and good [06/10/2008 11:55 PM]
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Mervyn King today promised Britain's stressed-out bankers that in future they will have access to a liquidity facility 'that works in all seasons'
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First rise in pensioner poverty for 10 years [06/10/2008 11:55 PM]
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The Prime Minister suffered a fresh blow today after figures showed pensioner poverty had risen for the first time in 10 years
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Grown-up kids rely on Bank of Mum & Dad [06/10/2008 11:55 PM]
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A third of parents are financially supporting their grown-up children but doubt that the favour will be returned.
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Families 'face biggest squeeze since 70s' [06/10/2008 11:55 PM]
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Prices have continued to soar and families are facing the biggest squeeze on the standard of living since the 1970s
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Big five banks line up to back B&B [06/10/2008 11:55 PM]
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Britain's biggest five banks have each agreed to support Bradford & Bingley's £258m rights issue
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'Free' Apple iPhone set to battle Nokia [06/10/2008 11:55 PM]
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Apple and O2 are to give away the new version of the iPhone to some customers paying monthly tariffs
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Don't panic buy petrol warns No 10 [06/10/2008 11:55 PM]
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Downing Street today urged drivers not to panic-buy fuel in the run up to a four-day tanker strike
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Property market 'is toughest for 30 years' [06/10/2008 11:55 PM]
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Homeowners trying to sell their property face the toughest battle to find a buyer in 30 years, a report warns today
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Russians see oil price topping $250 [06/10/2008 11:55 PM]
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Russian energy giant Gazprom today trumpeted it will become the world's biggest company within a decade on the back of a soaraway oil price
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Market report: Tuesday close [06/10/2008 11:55 PM]
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17.00:The Rics assessment that the UK is facing the worst housing slump in 30 years was enough to spark another sell-off of housebuilders
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Thousands face negative equity crisis [06/10/2008 11:55 PM]
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As many as 23,000 borrowers who took out 100% mortgages at the peak of the property boom are likely to face negative equity, according to new figures
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City bets on imminent interest rate rise [06/10/2008 11:55 PM]
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The City is betting on the previously unthinkable prospect of interest rates rising within months, which would be a major shock for homeowners
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Ministers need help, not the Bank [06/09/2008 09:52 PM]
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Chancellor Alistair Darling's plans to surround the Bank of England Governor with City advisers is misconceived and insulting, says the Evening Standard's Anthony Hilton
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No return to cheap energy, BP chief warns [06/09/2008 09:52 PM]
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BP chief executive Tony Hayward today declared that the era of cheap energy is over with oil production too low
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Watchdog warns against rogue debt advice [06/09/2008 09:52 PM]
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The trading watchdog is warning borrowers to beware of rogue debt advice companies cold-calling potential customers
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Big banks 'on call to save B&B rights issue' [06/09/2008 09:52 PM]
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UK clearing banks were lined up to bail out Bradford & Bingley's £400m fund-raising in the clearest indication yet of how closely UK regulators are monitoring the banking sector
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Agent's false claims on £1m homes [06/09/2008 09:52 PM]
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An estate agency is being investigated for allegedly advertising multi-million-pound properties that were not on its books
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Revealed: The most expensive car park [06/09/2008 09:52 PM]
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The UK's most expensive car park has been revealed - charging drivers £43 for the length of a shopping trip
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Gas price surge puts heat on energy bills [06/09/2008 09:52 PM]
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The price of wholesale gas has surged through £1 per therm for the first time ever, bringing closer crippling rises in household energy bills
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Merger windfall for Catholic BS members [06/09/2008 09:52 PM]
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Catholic BS members are set to receive a windfall following its merger with Chelsea, but they could see its brand disappear
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Market report: Monday close [06/09/2008 09:52 PM]
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17.00:Shares in housebuilders slumped to record lows after a report claimed average house prices won't to current levels until 2017
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'Mood good' at RBS as cash call gets away [06/09/2008 09:52 PM]
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Royal Bank of Scotland said today that it had secured overwhelming backing for its £12bn cash call on shareholders - the biggest rights issue in UK history
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